Andrew Gordon

Professional Background

Educational Background

B.A., Hampshire College

M.S., Pennsylvania State University

Ph.D., Karolinska Institute

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Minnesota.

Scholarly Interests

The use of sensory information during the learning and control of well-learned manual skills (sensorimotor control). The biological basis of hand impairments in populations with movement disorders that disrupt sensorimotor control (e.g., children with early brain damage and adults with diseases of the basal ganglia). Rehabilitation and cerebral palsy. Constraint-induced movement therapy and bimanual training.

Gordon, AM (2011) To constrain or not to constrain, and other stories of intensive upper extremity training for children with unilateral cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. 53 (S4): 56-61.

BBSR 4050: Biomechanical analysis of human movement

Permission required. Covers the principles and techniques required to analyze human movement, which can be used to develop practical research questions. Quantitative and qualitative techniques for analysis of movement are discussed in relation to the study of learning, motor control, motor development, and motor impairments. Lab fee: $50.

BBS 5068: Brain and behavior I: Communication in the nervous system

An introduction to communication within the nervous system and functional brain neuroanatomy. Examination of chemical circuits in the brain and associated pathologies, such as Parkinsons disease, Tourettes, schizophrenia, depression, and anxiety.

BBSR 5504: Research training in motor learning

Permission required. A competency-based approach to the preparation of researchers in the areas of neuromotor control and perceptual-motor processes. Several learning experiences are offered each semester, involving lectures, laboratory practica, seminars and individual research advisement.

BBSR 6563: Neuromotor processes seminar

Offered in conjunction with review and analysis of research related to conference topic.

BBSR 6564: Advanced topics in neuromotor processes

Topic changes annually.

Documents & Papers

Video clip describing current research project on Constraint-induced therapy in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy.